Anthony Pinnunziato loves Andrew Polinski and has proposed to him. Anthony's very traditional Italian mother, Angela, insists that they have a Catholic wedding with Father Rosalia presiding. Given the Vatican's position on same-sex marriages, this presents a challenge. Angela also insists that Andrew's mother fly in from Florida to attend the wedding, set to take place in the fanciest Italian restaurant. But Andrew's mother still refuses to talk to her gay son.
Last night, the Dramatists Guild Foundation (DGF) held its annual Dramatists GuildFoundation Gala at the Manhattan Center in NYC. BroadwayWorld was there and you can check out photos from the event below!
Last night, the Dramatists Guild Foundation (DGF) held its annual Dramatists Guild Foundation Gala at the Manhattan Center in NYC. BroadwayWorld was there and you can check out photos from the red carpet below!
Kick off the holidays with craziness! Continuing the series by Anthony Wilkinson, Pandora Productions proudly presents MY BIG GAY ITALIAN CHRISTMAS. We've had a Wedding, a Funeral, a Mid-Life Crisis and now the insanity that is the Pinnunziato family comes a holiday installment. Pandora is thrilled to be the first theatre company in the country to present Mr. Wilkinson's work. Pandora will host the playwright during the run of his show in Louisville on Saturday, November 17th with a reception following the performance.
Today, the Dramatists Guild Foundation (DGF) announced critically acclaimed performers for its annual Dramatists Guild Foundation Gala on Monday, November 12 at the Manhattan Center in NYC.
Kick off the holidays with craziness! Continuing the series by Anthony Wilkinson, Pandora Productions proudly presents MY BIG GAY ITALIAN CHRISTMAS. We've had a Wedding, a Funeral, a Mid-Life Crisis and now the insanity that is the Pinnunziato family comes a holiday installment. Pandora is thrilled to be the first theatre company in the country to present Mr. Wilkinson's work. Pandora will host the playwright during the run of his show in Louisville on Saturday, November 17th with a reception following the performance.
Dennis Grimaldi will present Tony®Award-winner Len Cariou (Sweeney Todd) in two staged readings ofHarry Townsend's Last Stand, a new play by George Eastman. Directed by two-time Emmy®Award-winner Peter Scolari (Wicked) and featuring Warren Bub ('Gotham'), the readings will be held on Monday, May 21 and Tuesday, May 22 at 3pm at Nola Studios (250 West 54th Street - 10th Floor/Studio 1).
At the funeral of his father, Anthony is reunited with his gay brother Peter, who he hasn't spoken to in over a decade. Family drama and crazy characters unite when everything that can go wrong, does.
The Off Broadway Alliance, the organization of Off Broadway producers, theaters, general managers, press agents, and marketing firms, will hold the next event in its Seminars series focused on the Off Broadway Producing Process on Saturday May 20th, 2017.
Mayor John E. McCormac today announced the appointment of Anthony Wilkinson - creator and star of the Big Gay Italian Trilogy series Off-Broadway, three-time Emmy Award winner and Best Supporting Actor Daytime Emmy nominee - as coordinator of the Woodbridge Township Arts initiatives and Operations Manager of the future Avenel Arts Center.
Pandora Productions is thrilled to announce that Anthony Wilkinson will be coming in from New York to join us for the Opening Night performance of his play: MY BIG GAY ITALIAN MIDLIFE CRISIS. 'Midlife' is the third in his series of plays following the life and times of Anthony Pinnuziato.
"My Big Gay Italian Midlife Crisis" which officially opened on December 3rd, 2015, has extended its run till March 25th, 2017 and will celebrate its one year anniversary this Thursday. While it remains at The Theater Center on Thursday nights at 8pm till December 15th, the show will kick off the new year in its new time slot Saturday's at 5pm commencing on January 7th with a special 40th birthday performance for the author and lead, Anthony J. Wilkinson.
'My Big Gay Italian Midlife Crisis' which officially opened on December 3rd, 2015, in New York City under Bianco Productions at the Theater Center has recently been licensed by two-time Emmy winner Sonia Blangiardo for a one night only, one act version, at the Golden Nugget in Atlantic City and will play in The Showroom on Sunday, October 23rd at 7pm.
"My Big Gay Italian Midlife Crisis" which officially opened on December 3rd, 2015, has extended its run till January 5th, 2017 and will celebrate its one-year anniversary while it remains at The Theater Center on Thursday nights at 8pm with select special performances on Saturday's at 5pm.
Pandora Productions 2016-2017 Season was announced in March and begins in September. Recently Michael J. Drury, Pandora's Producing Artistic Director, conducted a week long audition search for just the right actors to fill the many roles in this season full of Star-Turns. After several weeks of deliberation the final cast list is available.
?Chairman of the Retail Leasing and Sales Division at Douglas Elliman in New York, Faith Hope Consolo is making her Off-Broadway Debut for one night only on April 28th, 2016 at the Theater Center in 'My Big Gay Italian Midlife Crisis' in the role of 'Luscious Lucille.'
'My Big Gay Italian Midlife Crisis' which officially opened on December 3rd, 2015, originally scheduled to run till the end of February, has extended its run till June 2nd and will remain at The Theater Center on Thursday nights at 8pm.
The old adage goes: It doesn't matter who is in the audience. Give the same performance every time. That rule paid dividends for Louisville native Neill Robertson as he reprised the role of Maurizio LeGrande, the flamboyant and militantly efficient event planner, in Pandora Productions' September production of "My Big Gay Italian Funeral."
